J.B. Watkins Elementary School, 501 Coalfield Road, Midlothian: pre-K through fifth grade, 982 students in fall 2025. Office: 804-378-2530.
Last checked Oct. 19, 2026. Sources: J.B. Watkins Elementary School, Chesterfield County Public Schools, the Virginia Department of Education’s School Quality Profile and the federal NCES school directory.
J.B. Watkins Elementary School is a public elementary school in Chesterfield County Public Schools (CCPS), serving prekindergarten through fifth grade. Its mascot is the Coal Miners and its colors are blue and gold, according to the school’s website. Midlothian is unincorporated, so the county school division, not a town, runs the school. Attendance zones follow streets, not ZIP codes or community names: check an address on the division’s School Locator.
The school lists 1966 as the year it was established.
Who to call
- Front office: 804-378-2530, open 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on school days
- Clinic: 804-378-2533
- Registering a new student: at the school, after preregistering online, per the CCPS registration page
- Buses: CCPS Transportation, 804-464-3077; option 3 reaches the area office for your school, per the transportation page
- CCPS main line: 804-748-1405
| Address | 501 Coalfield Road, Midlothian, VA 23114 |
| Grades | Prekindergarten to 5 |
| School day | 9:25 a.m. to 3:55 p.m. |
| Website | watkinses.oneccps.org |
| Division | Chesterfield County Public Schools |
Principal
Principal Deborah McGonigle, according to the school’s website.
Enrollment and teachers
- State count: 982 students in fall 2025, compared with 913 in 2024 and 831 in 2023, in the School Quality Profile.
- Federal count: 831 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That works out to about 17 students per teacher.
State report card
Virginia rates each school two ways on its School Quality Profile. Accreditation shows whether the school submitted, and the state approved, the evidence the Standards of Accreditation require. The School Performance and Support Framework gives each school a score and one of four performance levels: Distinguished, Meets Expectations, Approaching Expectations or Needs Intensive Support.
- Accreditation, 2025-26: Fully Accredited
- Framework score: 95.3, rated Distinguished, in the division summary
Standards of Learning pass rates (share of tested students who passed):
| Subject | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 |
|---|---|---|---|
| English reading | 88% | 90% | 89% |
| Math | 90% | 92% | 92% |
| Science | 89% | 87% | 88% |
The full profile also reports results by student group, attendance, spending and teacher data.
Attendance zone
Use the CCPS School Locator 2026-2027 to see the elementary, middle and high school for an address. According to the division’s zone maps, students zoned for J.B. Watkins Elementary go on to Midlothian Middle and then Midlothian High. The locator is the final word for any single address.
The School Board adopted an attendance zone Oct. 13 for West Ridge High, which opens in August 2027 and takes territory from the Cosby and Midlothian high school zones. See the Midlothian High page for details.
Calendar and bell times
From the CCPS 2026-27 calendar, approved by the School Board June 3:
- Friday, Oct. 30: end of the first quarter; three-hour early release
- Monday, Nov. 2, and Tuesday, Nov. 3: no school (Nov. 3 is Election Day)
- Friday, Nov. 13: three-hour early release
- Nov. 25-27: Thanksgiving holiday
- Dec. 21 to Jan. 1: winter break
- March 29 to April 2, 2027: spring break
- Friday, June 4, 2027: last day of school; early release
The school day runs 9:25 a.m. to 3:55 p.m., according to the school’s website.
More on Midlothian schools
- The CCPS schools page links every school’s website.
- Every public school in Midlothian, with zones and state ratings.
- Our Midlothian schools guide covers the calendar, registration and the School Board.
Frequently asked questions
What grades does J.B. Watkins Elementary School serve?
Prekindergarten through fifth grade. The school is at 501 Coalfield Road in Midlothian.
How is J.B. Watkins Elementary School rated by the state?
It is fully accredited for 2025-26. In Virginia’s School Performance and Support Framework it scored 95.3 and is rated Distinguished, according to the state’s School Quality Profiles.
Which middle and high school does J.B. Watkins Elementary School feed into?
Midlothian Middle and then Midlothian High, according to the division’s zone maps.
What time does J.B. Watkins Elementary School start?
The school day runs 9:25 a.m. to 3:55 p.m., according to the school’s website.
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